Why is Silicon Valley still waiting for the next big thing?
The tech industry has grown ever more rich off big ideas that were developed more than a decade ago. New things like quantum computing and self-driving cars could take a while
Google sued over location tracking practices
Two other state attorneys general plan to file lawsuits to hold Google accountable over deceptive location tracking practices that invade users’ privacy
Google asks judge to dismiss
Texas antitrust lawsuit
The search giant asked a federal judge to dismiss the majority of an antitrust lawsuit of abusing its dominance of the online advertising market
Microsoft wants Activision for its games
Plenty of other companies envision making billions in the virtual bazaar that is meraverse
Twitter shakes up security team
Agrawal, Twitter’s new chief executive, terminated the company’s head of security this week. Twitter’s chief information security officer is also leaving
What’s all the hype about the metaverse?
Microsoft cited the metaverse as a reason for buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. Let’s break down what that really means
Israeli police under fire over
use of Pegasus to hack Israelis
Calcalist said the police used it against targets including anti-government protest leaders, sometimes without the required court warrants
Crypto enthusiasts meet their match - angry gamers
Game publishers are offering NFTs, but sceptical gamers smell a moneymaking scheme and are fighting back
Microsoft warns of cyberattack
on Ukrainian computer networks
Ukrainian officials blamed the defacement of their government websites on a group in Belarus, though they said they suspected Russian involvement
10 Minute School raises
$2m seed funding
The tech startup plans to utilise these funds to invest in product, technology, and talent acquisition
